---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 215.105"
title: "49"
number: "215.105"
heading: "Defective axle."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/215.105"
---

# §215.105. Defective axle.


A railroad may not place or continue in service a car, if—

- (a) An axle on the car has a crack or is broken;
- (b) **An axle on the car has a gouge in the surface that is—**
  - (1) Between the wheel seats; and
  - (2) More than one-eighth inch in depth;
- (c) An axle on the car, used in conjunction with a plain bearing, has an end collar that is broken or cracked;
- (d) A journal on the car shows evidence of overheating, as evidenced by a pronounced blue black discoloration; or
- (e) **The surface of the plain bearing journal on the axle, or the fillet on the axle, has—**
  - (1) A ridge;
  - (2) A depression;
  - (3) A circumferential score;
  - (4) Corrugation;
  - (5) A scratch;
  - (6) A continuous streak;
  - (7) Pitting;
  - (8) Rust; or
  - (9) **Etching.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20102-03, 20107, 20171; 28 U.S.C. 2461; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 44 FR 77340, Dec. 31, 1979, unless otherwise noted.